Wrestling

Mt. Pleasant sophomore Dayton Pitzer, the defending PIAA Class AA champion at 182 pounds, had season-ending surgery.
Wrestling notebook: Teams using female wrestlers for free points
February 12, 2020
Saucon Valley and Reynolds presented a girl during their matches against Notre Dame-Green Pond, a catholic school in Easton, to collect a forfeit at the PIAA Team Championship in Hershey over the weekend.

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Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert (right) and Penn-Trafford’s Boaz Chisko compete in the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 6, 2019, at Gateway.
TribHSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 12, 2020
Tribune-Review Individual Rankings

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Ty Cymmerman hopes to be the next Derry wrestler to hang his uniform on the wall in the wrestling room. Here he poses for a photo Feb. 11, 2020, at Derry.
Derry’s Ty Cymmerman would give singlet off his back to be a state champ
There are five wrestling uniforms hanging on the wall inside the Derry wrestling room.

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Burrell’s Ian Oswalt works to pin Southmoreland’s Andrew Johnson at 132 pounds during their Section 3-AA semifinal Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at Elizabeth-Forward High School.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell nabs three top seeds for sectional tournament
WPIAL Class AA wrestlers will converge on Canon-McMillan high school this weekend for their sectional and WPIAL individual tournaments.

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Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Luca Augustine, Waynesburg
In his team’s run to the state championship, the Raiders’ 160-pounder went 4-0 and picked up two pins, a technical fall and a 2-1 second tiebreaker win in the state championship match against Nazareth Area.

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Trib HSSN wrestling team of the week: Waynesburg
The Raiders finished as the runner-up in the PIAA Class AAA state championship this weekend in Hershey, falling just short of their ultimate goal.

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Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer wrestles South Fayette’s Praicen Long in the 160-pound weight class Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Hempfield.
TribHSSN state team wrestling rankings for Feb. 12, 2020
State team rankings

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Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer points out to the crowd after defeating Freedom’s Bryson Miller for the 182-pound Class AA championship final during the PIAA state wrestling tournament on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Injury keeps Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer from defending state wrestling title
February 10, 2020
When the WPIAL wrestling committee releases the Class AA section tournament pairings Tuesday, at least one big-name wrestler will be missing.

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Woodland Hills’ Velton Kenney (1) looks to get by Penn Hills’ Wes Kropp (3) Jan. 14, 2020 at Woodland Hills.
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 10-15
February 8, 2020
The Path to the Pete is about to tip off as the WPIAL basketball postseason begins on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Waynesburg poses with its Class AAA runner-up trophy in the PIAA team wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Waynesburg’s 2nd-place finish at PIAA team wrestling start of something big
HERSHEY — The path to the PIAA Class AAA team wrestling championship next year could run through Greene County.

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AJ Corrado gets a takedown against Hamburg’s Ayden Kauffman at 152 pounds in the PIAA team wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Burrell wrestling team comes up short of PIAA goal
HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields gave his team a stern message after it fell one step shy of its goal in the PIAA team championship Saturday at the Giant Center.

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State wrestling gold, basketball playoff spots up for grabs Saturday
The boys basketball playoff field was supposed to be finalized by Saturday. Instead, Mother Nature’s first strike this winter forced the postponement of several boys basketball games from Friday to Saturday, three of which have playoff implications.

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Waynesburg’s Cole Homet pins Cathedral Prep’s Steffan Lynch in the PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals Feb. 7, 2020, in Hershey.
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Waynesburg reaches state finals
February 7, 2020
All Waynesburg junior Wyatt Henson was focused on was winning his match Friday at the Giant Center.

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Quaker Valley’s Donovan Cutchember tries to escape from Burrell’s Mike Scherer on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at the WPIAL Class AA team wrestling championships at Chartiers-Houston High School.
Quaker Valley wrestling team celebrates 1st PIAA playoff berth
A year after finishing fourth in the WPIAL Class AA team tournament, the Quakers finished one place better this season and earned the program’s first PIAA tournament berth.

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PIAA team wrestling tournament: Canon-McMillan marches past Gettysburg
February 6, 2020
HERSHEY – There was a rumor circulating around the Giant Center on Thursday that if Gettysburg were to defeat Canon-McMillan and face Bethlehem Catholic, it would use girls in the lineup to collect forfeits in the next round.

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PIAA team wrestling tournament: Waynesburg slides by Central Dauphin
HERSHEY – Waynesburg’s first-ever match at the PIAA Class AAA Team Wrestling Championship went very well.

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PIAA team wrestling tournament: Seneca Valley eases past State College
HERSHEY – Seneca Valley used pins by Chanz Shearer (138 pounds) and Antonio Amelio (145) to open a lead, and then got late pins from Liam Volk-Klos (182) and Nick Funovits (220) to defeat District 6 champion State College, 34-29.

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Burrell’s Dominic Holmes battles Montoursville’s Cael Crebs at 170 pounds during a first-round match at the PIAA Class AA team wrestling tournament Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020.
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Burrell decks Montoursville
HERSHEY – When Burrell junior A.J. Corrado opened the PIAA Class AA Team Wrestling Championship with an 18-second pin, it was a sure sign of what was to come.

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Hampton wrestler Zach Wright celebrates his 100th victory with head coach Chris Hart.
Hampton’s Zach Wright celebrates 100-win milestone
Zach Wright was certain he would win his 100th match Jan. 25 at the Buckeye Local Panther Classic in Medina, Ohio.

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PIAA wrestling, girls basketball section finales share Thursday spotlight
February 5, 2020
A handful of WPIAL girls basketball sections appear to be headed toward a deadlock for the section crown.

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